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Garden County, NE Roof Snow Load - 20 psf

What ASCE 7 says about snow load in Garden County

Moderate
20 psf

That's Garden County's design roof snow load per ASCE 7-22, for a typical heated single-family home - the number a permit reviewer starts from. ASCE 7's low-slope-roof minimum (§7.3.4) raises the governing figure to 20 psf - higher than the 14 psf the ground-load formula alone would give, and the code says use the larger one.

Converted to something you can actually eyeball on a roof: about 44 in. of fresh powder, 16 in. once it settles and packs down, or just 4 in. if it's turned to ice. A meaningful design load. Most homes built to modern code handle it, but additions, carports, and flat-roofed sections are worth a second look.

Garden County at a glance

Where Garden County's figure sits nationally

Out of 2,758 rated US counties, Garden County sits at #1,281, the top 46% nationally - #78 of 93 within Nebraska. 20.2 psf is Nebraska's typical county figure - Garden County comes in 0.2 psf under it.

Near 41.6334°N 102.303°W, FIPS 31069: Garden County counts 1,804 residents and a 20 psf map value, which the code's own factors turn into 20 psf.

How much it actually snows in Garden County

Most winters bring Garden County roughly 36.5 in. of snow - NOAA's normal at CRESCENT LAKE NWR, NE US, 11.2 mi off. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

Read this before you rely on it

Garden County's number above is ASCE 7-22's default case, not a custom calculation: ordinary residential occupancy, heated, sited on ground that's neither fully sheltered nor fully exposed. Any one of those changing - pitch, exposure, heating, occupancy - moves the real figure.

Nothing here substitutes for an address-level number. Get one free, in about a minute, from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool using your own coordinates rather than Garden County's county-wide figure. Details: the calculation guide.